IMPHAL, June 29: National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is investigating the ambush by a combined team of underground outfits on a convoy of 6th Dogra Regiment near Paraolon village, Chandel district on June 4 killing 18 personnel and injuring 16 others, has formally arrested a hardcore member of NSCN-K from the court today in connection with the deadly ambush.
The arrested hardcore member of NSCN `“K which reportedly led the ambush has been identified as Khumloabi Anal, 40 alias Ambison son of Late Khumlo Khunjo Anal of Lambung village in Chandel district.
It is said that Khumloabi Anal is the Regional Authority of Amamchat Region Chandel of NSCN-K. He was arrested by a team of Imphal West District Police Commando from a rented house belonging to one Nabachandra at Lamphel Super Market under Lamphel Police Station on June 11 around 11.10 am.
A case registered by Tengnoupal Police under FIR No 14 (6) 2015 in connection with the ambush was handed over to NIA. Later, the investigation agency registered another case under Case No 3 of 2015/NIA Gauhati U/S 302//NIA Gauhati U/S 302/307/20/13 UA (P) Act, 121/121-A IPC, 25 (I) (C), 5 Explosive Substances Act.
The NSCN-K hardcore member was formally arrested by NIA from the court in connection with the case registered by it.
He was produced before the court of A Guneshwar Sharma, District & Session Judge/Manipur East today in accordance to production warrant.
While producing the NSCN-K cadre before the court, the NIA pleaded the court to grant 15 days custodial remand. However, the court remanded the arrested cadre to seven days NIA custody.
It may be mentioned that two cadres belonging each to NSCN-K and KYKL were killed in the infamous Paraolon ambush.